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"A fool is wise in his eyes."

"A fool is wise in his eyes."

King Solomon, Hebrew Royalty

Eye, Eyes, Fool

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"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human."

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human."

Loren Eiseley, American Scientist

Eye, Reflection

19

"Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it."

"Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it."

Benicio Del Toro, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Rumor, School

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"Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes."

"Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes."

Jean Racine, French Dramatist

Eye, Eyes, Hell, Shadows

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"Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election."

"Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

12

"I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes."

"I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

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"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Eye, Eyes, Man, Woman

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"I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open."

"I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open."

Kieran Culkin, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Open

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"Television is chewing gum for the eyes."

"Television is chewing gum for the eyes."

Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

Eye, Eyes, Television

8

"The eye condition that I have is Marfan's Syndrome."

"The eye condition that I have is Marfan's Syndrome."

Vincent Schiavelli, American Actor

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"Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic."

"Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic."

Michael Berryman, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Flattery, Imitation

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"Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious and the unfortunate."

"Justice should remove the bandage from her eyes long enough to distinguish between the vicious and the unfortunate."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Eye, Eyes, Justice

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"If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling."

"If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling."

Rachel McAdams, Canadian Actress

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"There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes. We cannot see it, but when our bodies are purified, we shall see that it is all matter."

"There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes. We cannot see it, but when our bodies are purified, we shall see that it is all matter."

Joseph Smith, Jr., American Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, Spirit, Joseph Smith, Jr.

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"All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."

"All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."

Swami Vivekananda, Indian Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, Universe

7

"Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye."

"Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye."

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

7

"I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important."

"I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important."

Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor

7

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."

Cato, Roman Statesman

7

"I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes."

"I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes."

Deborah Kerr, Scottish Actress

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"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

6

"To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward."

"To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward."

Margaret Fairless Barber, British Writer

6

"To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger."

"To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

6

"Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal."

"Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal."

Uma Thurman, American Actress

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"A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet."

"A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet."

Orson Welles, American Actor

6

"I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job - I mean, since she's been grown up."

"I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job - I mean, since she's been grown up."

Teresa Heinz, American Celebrity

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"I'm homosexual... How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green."

"I'm homosexual... How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green."

Jean Genet, French Dramatist

Eye, Eyes, Questions

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"Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide."

"Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide."

John Thaw, British Actor

5

"I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out."

"I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

5

"You can tell a lot from someone's eyes."

"You can tell a lot from someone's eyes."

Lorne Michaels, Canadian Producer

5

"I remember watching Jodie Foster in Contact, and that kind of opened my eyes."

"I remember watching Jodie Foster in Contact, and that kind of opened my eyes."

Joel Gretsch, American Actor

5

"There's always the new wrinkle. One must keep one's eyes always open."

"There's always the new wrinkle. One must keep one's eyes always open."

George Peppard, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Open

5

"The master's eye is the best fertilizer."

"The master's eye is the best fertilizer."

Gaius Plinius Secondus, Roman Author

5

"That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine."

"That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine."

Johnny Mercer, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Magic, Old, Witchcraft

5

"Tears are the noble language of the eye."

"Tears are the noble language of the eye."

Robert Herrick, British Poet

Eye, Language, Tears

5

"Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part."

"Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part."

Jeffrey Wright, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Perspective, Sensitivity

5

"This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted."

"This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted."

Frederick Leboyer, French Obstetrician

5

"This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me."

"This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

5

"I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better."

"I close my eyes when I sing so I can feel the song better."

Mahalia Jackson, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Song

5

"When I'm not working I try to stay out of the public eye as much as possible."

"When I'm not working I try to stay out of the public eye as much as possible."

Donna Summer, American Musician

5

"It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that."

"It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that."

Gene Hackman, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Man, Old

5

"I don't have feeling in my feet to my fingertips; I also have active lesions in my bone marrow and in my eyes."

"I don't have feeling in my feet to my fingertips; I also have active lesions in my bone marrow and in my eyes."

Karen Duffy, American Actress

Eye, Eyes, Feeling, Feet

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"Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes."

"Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes."

Thomas W. Higginson, American Clergyman

Eye, Eyes, Originality

4

"You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you."

"You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you."

James Caan, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Night

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"Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes."

"Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes."

Mike Gordon, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, First, Night, Nothing

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"His eyes so dim, so wasted each limb, that, heedless of grammar, they all cried, that's him!"

"His eyes so dim, so wasted each limb, that, heedless of grammar, they all cried, that's him!"

Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian

Eye, Eyes, Grammar

4

"The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there."

"The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there."

Ian Holm, English Actor

Eye, Eyes, Talk

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"When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears."

"When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Eye, Eyes, Forget, Play

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"I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence."

"I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

Eye, Eyes, Violence

4

"I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night."

"I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night."

Malcolm Boyd, American Clergyman

4

"Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued."

"Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued."

Frank Pittman, American Psychiatrist

Eye, Eyes, Man, World

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